Fighting continued in eastern Ukraine as both sides tried to make gains ahead of a possible deal in Minsk, Belarus, which is being billed as a last chance to prevent the conflict escalating further. Kramatorsk, well inside Kiev-controlled territory, was hit with rockets as Ukrainian forces staged an offensive around the key port city of Mariupol and rebels attempted to encircle several thousand Ukrainian troops in Debaltseve … …read more
Source: The Guardian
